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Caterpillar (CAT) Debt to Equity (2016 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Debt to Equity history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $1.07 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt to Equity rose 12.44% to $1.07 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $1.07 through Mar 2026, up 12.44% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $0.5 for FY2025, 69.14% down from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity came in at $1.07 for Q1 2026, up from $0.5 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $1.99 in Q4 2022 to a low of $0.5 in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $0.95 (2025), against an average of $1.02.
  • Year-over-year, Debt to Equity skyrocketed 70.67% in 2024 and then plummeted 69.14% in 2025.
  • Caterpillar's Debt to Equity stood at $1.99 in 2022, then fell by 25.1% to $1.49 in 2023, then rose by 9.08% to $1.63 in 2024, then tumbled by 69.14% to $0.5 in 2025, then surged by 113.35% to $1.07 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CAT's Debt to Equity are $1.07 (Q1 2026), $0.5 (Q4 2025), and $0.83 (Q3 2025).